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nyan ,

TDE. Does its job, doesn’t mess with my workflow by changing stuff that worked perfectly well before, but still has plenty of built-in software and general stuff for the occasions that I need it. But then, I’m a weirdo by tech enthusiast standards.

slembcke ,

I really like plain “boring” vanilla Gnome. It’s straightforward, I like it’s workflow, it does everything I need it too, and looks nice too. I’m not a fan of “power user” UIs as I feel like they have too many features I’ll never use filling them up. You can always get more programs to do more things anyway. Like I use compilers and disassemblers all the time, but I’m not upset that Gnome doesn’t ship with those features built in when I’m in some weird 1% of users that need them. On the other hand, I think KDE is important to the ecosystem too, and I donate $100 a year to both the Gnome and KDE projects.

Lettuceeatlettuce , (edited )
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I love KDE Plasma, been using it for years. Cinnamon is very good too, especially for folks that like the Windows 7 style.

Cosmic is nice from the little I’ve used it, but I prefer a DE with more options.

Not a Gnome fan personally, I’ve tried it many times, just can’t get into it, but objectively it’s solid.

redd , (edited )
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Thanks for all your discussions. All your experiences are very helpful for me. Now here is my top list and reasons:

  1. Cinnamon (most familiar and very stable for me)
  2. XFCE (I like the responseness and lightweightness)
  3. MATE (stable and reliable)
  4. KDE (I like the configurability, but unfortunately I experienced a lot of instabilities and accidents)
  5. Gnome (I don’t like the new UI concept. When I tried it, it was laggy and non-responsive)

Out of this list:

  • I3 (only head good things, but never tried it on my own installation)
  • Cosmic (first time I heard about today)
  • Budgie (first time I heard about today)
possiblylinux127 ,

Gnome will be slow without acceleration. Were you running it in a vm?

redd ,
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Tried it on VM and Backup Notebooks. Especially on old Notebooks its hardly usable.

possiblylinux127 ,

That is likely true although it may also have to do with a lack of ram and bad GPU support.

inetknght ,

Cinnamon is, straight up, the best. The only annoying part is that damn debugger thing that shows up that damn and useless LookingGlass thing which defaults to Super+L. Super+L definitely should be Lock Screen instead.

wiikifox ,
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Not technically a DE, but for productivity and full customization I use DWM (DWL is available for Wayland). It is super easy to use, keyboard centric and can be modified to behave exactly the way you want, as long as you patch it.

danHD ,
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@governorkeagan gnome, comes cause it doesnt look like windows

blkpws ,

But many DE doesn’t look like Windows… the only similar is that there is a bar (if you custumize it like a Windows).

insomniac ,
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I like Budgie. It looks nice, lightweight, and doesn’t get in the way. There’s a few missing features but I like that it’s a smaller community project.

iHUNTcriminals ,

Blorp

java ,

KDE, I enjoy the whole ecosystem both visually and functionally.

fcuks ,

I love the swipey gesture workflow on gnome on the laptop

MonkeRider ,

KDE and Budgie

shrugal , (edited )

Gnome. It looks simple and elegant, is easy and intuitive to use, and everything I need is either built in or available as an extension.

The one caveat is that you probably shouldn’t update it right on day one of a new version release, because usually some extension devs need a few more days to update their stuff. My distro (Fedora) always releases new versions a few months after Gnome does, so this works out perfectly.

luky ,

hyprland currently but maybe switching to awesomewm or qtile. it takes effort to configure/learn them so idk if you are open to try them at the beginning. or if you prefer a conventional environment like gnome, kde, xfce…

zabi94 ,

Personally I’ve been on KDE for a few years, I love the way I can customize my workflow, from the default apps to the panels layout. The KDE team has made fantastic progress since I’ve started using it, and it’s now very stable and feature rich. I’m very excited for the upcoming Plasma 6

And as a reminder to everybody, please donate if you can, no matter what software you use. Especially if you’ve been using that DE for a while. Open source projects like these are always in need of funding!

bastion ,

Every time I hear this, I’m tempted to try KDE again, but every time I do, I run into stability issues.

I really like the customizability, particularly being able to set up the workflow you want. But then I hit stability issues and that just kills it for me - pun only somewhat intentional.

zabi94 ,

I guess it’s a hit or miss depending on the hardware. I’ve never had a single stability issue with plasma ever since I started using it

bastion ,

I doubt it’s a hardware issue. That said, fair enough re: experiences may vary.

jw13 ,

GNOME. I currently use it without any extensions, but sometimes use “Blur my shell” for the visual effect.

GNOME “just works” and looks extremely polished and consistent. It gives the application the maximum amount of screen real estate. The keyboard shortcuts are great. It’s very power-user friendly IMO.

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